THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
Equine Affaire’s hugely popular Versatile Horse & Rider Competition will be presented once again this coming April at Equine Affaire. The Versatile Horse & Rider Competition aka the “VHRC” will be a timed and judged race through an obstacle course created to test communication between horse and rider as well as each competitor’s horsemanship skills and athletic prowess. As the horse and rider teams race through the course and work through each obstacle they will be judged on several horsemanship criteria as well as overall performance. Contestants will compete for $5500 in cash as well as other prizes, and the competition will be suitable for riders of any discipline and horses of all breeds.

JOIN US AND FIND OUT!
The 2017 Versatile Horse & Rider Competition will take place in the coliseum on Friday, April 7th, at the Ohio Expo Center. A maximum of 25 preselected horse/rider teams will participate in the competition which will consist this year of just one round through the course.

THE COURSE
The course for the VHRC will be constructed within the 90 x 212 parameters of the Ohio Expo Center coliseum and feature numerous trail obstacles and riding challenges such as: jumping over obstacles, backing up through a pattern, pole bending or roll backs, various gymkhana games, working gates, riding over or through “spooky objects”, gait/lead changes, flexing, working on the diagonal, etc.

$5500 IN PRIZE MONEY AT STAKE!
Cash and other prizes will be awarded to the top four riders. Top 10 riders receive ribbons.

OBJECTIVES AND JUDGINGThe Versatile Horse & Rider Competition is a timed race during which the performance of each horse and rider team is judged on each obstacle for quality of horsemanship. For each obstacle, the judge awards performance points on a scale of 0-5 based on the horse’s attitude, the rider’s horsemanship, and the team’s overall performance. Horses and riders are required to complete the course within a given time. Times are translated into points, and points from each obstacle are totaled. The horse and rider team with the highest overall point score wins.

HOW TO APPLYComplete and return an application packet containing the following:

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